Waiver Wire Fodder With Wellington

theendzoneview.com proudly announces the addition of our new correspondent: Mr. Turk Wellington. Turk is a fantasy football vet and will assist you every week with your waiver wire pickups. This article is a day late, but expect it weekly every Tuesday for the rest of the season.

It's hard work being this pretty. It's also hard work out there on that waiver wire. Don't let anybody tell you different. The waiver wire only has two benefits: short term and long term. You can work it for a bye week or injury fill in, selecting a player solely on this week's matchup. Or you can use it to fill up a weak roster spot with somebody you think can hold season long value.

The fateful mistake some fantasy owners make is jumping on a one week wonder (I'm looking at you Dante Rosario) and immediately sticking him into the starting lineup. You know who you are. More often than not, these moves fail worse than a Herm Edwards 2 minute drill. You want to be ahead of the curve, not behind it my friends. So as I list the top waiver wire picks for this week, I'll do so giving each player two grades. One grade for this week's matchup, and one grade for season long value. You can choose which one better suits you.

QB's

Marc Bulger, Rams

After being dumped quicker than Jennifer Aniston, Marc Bulger is back baby. We'll see if the coaching change and the emergence of Donnie Avery does for him. The loss of Randy McMichael may hurt on the surface, but the Rams may be better off with some blocking tight ends instead of trying to please McMike's desire to be involved in the offense.

This Week: NA (bye), Season: C-

Damon Huard, Chiefs

LJ in the backfield, a top WR target (Bowe) and receiving TE (Gonzalez). Sounds great on paper. Huard's at best a low end QB2 and bye week fill in depending on the weekly matchup.

This Week: D (@ Car), Season: D+

Kyle Orton, Bears

Mr. Jack Daniels himself torched the Eagles for 3 TD passes. Are you really going to consider picking him up? Well, normally I would call you a moron, but by all means, pick him and start him this week if you must.

This Week: B+ (@ Lions), Season: C-

RB's

Deuce McAllister, Saints

What year is this again? It doesn't matter. Deuce has deemed Pierre Thomas as useless as a condom in Lindsay Lohan's purse. He showed last week that he can get it done. I doubt anyone held onto him this long, but if so, kudos to you good sir.

This Week: C (vs Vikings), Season: B

Rudi Johnson, Lions

What year is this again? Every rookie RB seems to be blowing up, except Kevin Smith who, evidently just blows. Still, don't drop him quite yet.

This Week: D (vs Bears), Season: D (probably won't keep job for long with tough schedule ahead)

Mwelde Moore/Najeh Davenport, Steelers

-Mendenhall is gone for the year, Parker is gone for who knows how long, so that leaves Mwelde Moore and newly re-signed Najeh Davenport in the backfield along with some practice squad guy. Feel free to grab Moore this week if you need a starter, but Davenport will probably have more value by the end of the year, even after the return of Fast Willie.

This Week: C- (@ Jaguars), Season: C+

Cedric Benson, Bengals

-why would you want to put yourself through the heartache. Let's move on.

WR's

Lance Moore, Saints

-Unless you have a top three waiver claim, you missed him. Sucks to be you.

This Week: B+ (vs Vikings), Season: C+ (unless Colston has a setback)

Kevin Walter, Texans

-Probably one of the most underrated wide receivers, but it takes some real cajones to pick the right week to play him.

This Week: B (vs Colts), Season: C

Donnie Avery, Rams

-the second coming of Dante Hall? Is that a good thing? If you have the room, pick him up and stash him, and see what happens. Keep expectations low and you'll be happy.

This Week: F (bye), Season: D

TE's

The tight end pool is probably thinner than Amy Winehouse right now in a lot of leagues. If you don't have a top 7 (Witten, Gates, Winslow, Cooley, Daniels, Scheffler, Gonzo), good luck to you.

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See you next week my friends,

Turk